Christmas Gift Spoiler Alert (for my family): I’ve been making these sweet bird feeders for Christmas and I got SO into it, I’ve inadvertently created my own cottage industry… all over the kitchen table… my desk… our console table… the garage… I’ve posted a few in my *NEW* ETSY store (my store name is – you guessed it: Mishinctrl). And I thought a good ol’ blog post would help to advertise.
One Sunday in September, Chad and I streamed the season opener to Oregon Field Guide: Unprepared: An Oregon Field Guide Special. The topic was emergency preparedness, or the lack thereof, in Oregon – so we thought we should pay attention.
It was an eye opening episode and I picked up these points while I watched (I recommend watching, these were just the points that resonated with me):
- A major earthquake of the Pacific Northwest (and broader area) is geologically 100 years overdue.
- Almost all Oregon bridges are at risk in a major earthquake.
- Repairs to local water and electrical could take from a few weeks up to a year.
- Restoration of emergency services (police and fire) could take from a few weeks up to a year.
Those four zingers of information were catalyzing for us Continue reading “Emergency Prep – Another Bite”
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